Michigan State Spartans 89, EMU 65

Eastern Michigan made the trip to East Lansing Monday night to take on No. 3 ranked Michigan State. As you might have expected, the Spartans, who led by 34 at one point, beat the Eagles 89-65.

Ty Toney led the way for the Eagles (2-1) with 18 points. Willie Mangum III added 10.

Deyonta Davis paced the Spartans (4-0) with 16 points. He was one of five MSU players in double figures.

The Eagles got off to a quick start, jumping out to a 4-0 lead. Eastern was playing some good defense, forcing Michigan State to take several bad shots. However, fouls were a problem for the Eagles. Michigan State was in the bonus with 10:15 to go in the first half.

The highlight of the half, literally, was Tim Bond’s one-handed dunk on a fast break late in the first half.

At the half, Eastern was down 40-25.

Michigan State ran away with it in the second half, extending its lead to as much as 34 (77-43, 5:54 remaining), on the way to the 24-point win.

EMU is off until Wednesday, when it takes on Marygrove at the Convocation Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.

This game was hard to watch at points, with players just launching shots, instead of running the offense. At one point Magnum was, I think, 1-11. There were a few missed opportunities in the 1st half that could of kept the game closer but Sparty came out of the half on a sprint while EMU was still getting their sea legs. They did good in not letting this game become a 30-40 point blowout loss, which it easily could have been.

I don’t know if it’s the new rules or not but it seems that EMU is getting a lot more fouls called on them than in the last few years.